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America 250: Jacksonville’s military history

America 250: Jacksonville’s military history

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — World War II fueled growth in America and Jacksonville. A public vote to sell land to the Navy was the start of Jacksonville’s “Navy Town” status, according to Ron Williamson, the historian for Naval Air Station Jacksonville.... Read more.

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